Critics' Corner: Non-Stop

Published March 15, 2014

Critics' Corner: Non-Stop
… of people like Julianne Moore (the most recognizable), Scoot McNairy from "Argo" and dozens of other recent movies, Michelle Dockery from "Downtown Abbey", Nate Parker from "Red Tails", that guy from "House of Cards" who has the drug problem (Corey …
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EIC Announces Nominations For 18th Annual PRISM Awards- Nods for Julia …
The PRISM Awards honor TV, movie, music, online, and comic book entertainment that accurately depicts drug, alcohol and tobacco use and addiction, as well as mental health issues. The Nomination Review Committee of over 80 representatives of both the …
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What's it really like to withdraw from heroin and painkillers?
Movie depictions of heroin withdrawal — from frenzied and frothing to debased and pleading — both exaggerated and fell short of conveying the real agonies that opioid addicts face, say those who've been through it. Frank Sinatra didn't get it quite …
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'Holy Ghost People' Movie Review
Charlotte had kicked Liz out because of her drug addiction, but she recently received word from Liz that she's now clean and sober and living in a notorious religious community called the Church of One Accord, located on nearby Sugar Mountain.
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